W HALERS DIVE CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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W HALERS DIVE CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING DAY & LOCATION COCO S BAKERY RESTAURANT 22200 SHERMAN WAY CANOGA PARK, CA 91303 818-710-8081 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: 2013 Board of Directors & Officers

1 W HALERS DIVE CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING DAY & LOCATION COCO S BAKERY RESTAURANT SHERMAN WAY CANOGA PARK, CA SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: 2013 Board of Directors & Officers (p1) President s Message (p2) December 2013 Calendar (p3) BJ s Membership Blurb (p4) Whaler Distinguished Speaker Series (p5) THE WHALERS DIVE CLUB, INC., A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHEN: 1ST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH 6:30-7:30 SOCIAL HOUR 7:30 9:00 GENERAL MEETING & ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE: DECEMBER GUEST SPEAKER GLEN FRITZTER TRUTH AQUATICS.STOLEN BOAT DISASTER! 2013 OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS! Steve Roquemore...Programs Ken Kollwitz.. Dive Coordinator BJ Rogers...Membership Rick Dalven Website Bruce Amberger.President Greg Arsenault...Treasurer Trish Kolbeck...Secretary Contact the board: info@whalersdiveclub.com Cheryl Amberger...Newsletter Norm Deatherage...Environment Dahlia Luria Education Adam Crown.Special Events 2013 Highlights(p6) Meet the 2014 Officers & Board of Directors(p7) Whalers Proudly Support/Whalers New Web Site(p8) Membership Information (p9) 2014 Board Bruce Amberger Greg Arsenault Rick Dalven Norm Deatherage Mike Hartley Trish Kolbeck Ken Kollwitz Dahlia Luria Betty Pringle BJ Rogers Steve Roquemore

P AGE 2 Hello Whalers, December 2013 PreSIDeNT S message Last month the General Membership voted in eleven Board members, some new, most returning. I was one of the eleven Board members elected.

2 P AGE 2 Hello Whalers, December 2013 PreSIDeNT S message Last month the General Membership voted in eleven Board members, some new, most returning. I was one of the eleven Board members elected. However, in the November Board Meeting, I did not seek to be President for a third year. Steve Roquemore will be the new Whaler Dive Club President for Congratulations Steve. Other Board election results and appointments are posted on page 7 in this newsletter. I want to thank everyone for the past two years for their help in taking the Whalers to new heights. We have had more members join and more member participation than we have had in recent years. The Club is strong, growing, and is on steady footing moving into the future. We have all done our part to make this so. We should all be congratulated. It is my hope that everyone continues to do their utmost, working with Steve as the new President. He has some great ideas for taking the Club into the future, and he has my full support in his effort to keep the Club moving forward and upward. I want to personally thank all of the Board members. It has been an honor working with you over the past two years. I have made new friendships and have strengthened others. As most of you know, Cheryl and I have moved to Redondo Beach. We will still be active in the Whalers, just not around as often. See you all at the meeting, Bruce

P AGE 3 DECEMBER 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 General Meeting 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Dive: Truth Aquatics to the Oil Rigs & Wrecks!

3 P AGE 3 DECEMBER 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat General Meeting Dive: Truth Aquatics to the Oil Rigs & Wrecks! Whaler Boat Dives for December December 21st: Truth Aquatics to the Oil Rigs & Wrecks To reserve your spot on boat dives, call Ken at For more detailed information, visit the CIDA website at

P AGE 4 It s hard to believe that 2013 is coming to an end already. It has been a great year for the Whaler s Dive Club as our membership has significantly increased this last year.

4 P AGE 4 It s hard to believe that 2013 is coming to an end already. It has been a great year for the Whaler s Dive Club as our membership has significantly increased this last year. At the beginning of January, the club had 49 members on the roster and as of today, we have 83. This growth is attributed to several factors, but most importantly it is due to the enthusiasm of the membership in promoting the Club to others while on club and non-club activities. I personally want to thank the membership for your support this past year and for electing me again to the Board. I am honored again to be serving as your Membership Coordinator next year and I look forward to continuing on the board in this capacity. We had a great turnout at the 50th Anniversary Banquet and the Annual Election meeting in November with 60 and 38 members and guests attending, respectively. Please check out the Banquet pictures on the website at. Our next meeting is December 4th at Coco s Restaurant. Please refer to the newsletter for details of our speaker for this meeting. Please welcome the following new members to the club: George Hass. Whaler Memberships that are expired or coming due: Karen Handy, Eva Barthel, Keith Biondi, Norm and Marilyn Deatherage, David Katz, and Trish Kolbeck. There are three easy ways to renew your membership: online at, at the monthly general membership meetings, or mail your renewal dues to the Whaler s Dive Club, P.O. Box 4283, West Hills, CA December Whaler Birthdays Bruce Amberger, Tina Brawner, Norm Deatherage, Kulwant Dosanjh, Sharron Levey, Menardo Mata, and Doug Tyler, Jr. Congratulations to the following Opportunity Drawing Winners at the Annual Banquet: DVD BASKET Steve Roquemore GOPRO HERO 3 CAMERA Trish Kolbeck TILOS AIRPORTERTOTE DIVE BAG Art Hill NAUTILUS LIFELINE MARINE RADIO AND GPS FOR DIVERS Michael Prentice TRIDENT 3.0 CU.FT. SPARE AIR Greg Arsenalt ALOHA DIVE 10 AIR FILL CARD John Prentice ALOHA DIVE 10 NITROX FILL CARD Patty Chan MALIBU SCUBA REPAIR SERVICE Steve Roquemore 2 FOR 1 TWO DAY TRIP 2014 CIDA TRIP Laura Scott SINGLE DAY TRIP 2014 CIDA TRIP Greg Arsenalt FRIDAY ¾ DAY SPECTRE DIVE BOAT Dexter Kelly FRIDAY ¾ DAY SPECTRE DIVE BOAT Paul Gunderson FRIDAY OPEN BOAT PEACE DIVE BOAT Charles Pinkus FLYING OCTOPUS TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FISH ART BY dowaito Erzi Hartley LADIES BLACK AND WHITE SILVER WHALE NECKLACE AND TOWEL Michael Gunderson MEN S INVICTA QUARTZ WATCH Mike Herrera LADIES STERLING SILVER FISH NECKLACE AND TOWEL Richard Bowman KOMACI 2 KNIFE SET AND CERAMIC MEASURING SPOONS/CUPS Sharron Levey Make sure you tell your fellow divers about the Dive Club, and remember, bring A CERTIFIED DIVER (one that has not been to the club before) to the monthly meeting and for this you and your guest will each receive a free opportunity drawing ticket. The club is a great place to meet other divers, participate in annual group international travel, stay updated on current events and regulations impacting the diving community and to participate and socialize in dive and non-diving activities. All skill levels are welcome.

P AGE 5 PAGE 5 WHALERS W HALERS DIVE CLUB DIVE C LUB January Sheri Bauer from Scubagearreports.com February..Jonathan Hanks on LA Wrecks March Grant Graves on free diving April.

5 P AGE 5 PAGE 5 WHALERS W HALERS DIVE CLUB DIVE C LUB January Sheri Bauer from Scubagearreports.com February..Jonathan Hanks on LA Wrecks March Grant Graves on free diving April..JT Sprouse on Ventura Search & Rescue May...Dr. Geoff Thielst Director of the Marine June.Shelly Bern on India Diving Technologies at Santa Barbara City College July...Bill and Nannette Van Antwerp from LAUPS August.Chris Wade Dive Safety Officer for the CA Science Center September.Dr. Jo Wilmeth (SPECIAL LOCATION) Critical Care for Diving Injuries October...Capt Chris Goldblatt Fish Reef Project November...Whalers Ken & Norm Club trip to Honduras December...Glen Fritzter Truth Aquatics Stolen Boat Disaster Thank you Norm & Ken for the wonderful presentation on The Club Trip to Honduras Please note that due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, the dates and/or speakers for our Distinguished Speaker Series can change. Please check the monthly newsletters, website, and s.

6 P AGE 6 W HALERS D IVE C LUB

7 P AGE 7 Steve Roquemore.President Greg Arsenault Treasurer Trish Kolebeck...Secretary Ken Kollwitz...Dive Coordinator Steve Roquemore & Betty Pringle...Programs BJ Rogers...Membership Norm Deatherage...Environment Dahlia Luria..Education Rick Dalven...Web Master Mike Hartley..Newsletter Bruce Amberger..Special Events

8 P AGE 8 Member information and profiles kept online and instantly updatable Automated notification and reminders of special events Fully integrated with PayPal for on-line payments, and payment tracking Private member only areas with content not available to the public

P AGE 9 MEMBERSHIP Membership rates: Initial $30; Renewal $25; Family (New) - Initial $40; Renewal $35.

Be sure to join us for great programs, super diving, good food, and wonderful friends!

Just go to and scroll down to the membership link. Whalers - We all receive enough junk mail.

The use of the Whaler s mailing list is to distribute club related information to the membership.

9 P AGE 9 MEMBERSHIP Membership rates: Initial $30; Renewal $25; Family (New) - Initial $40; Renewal $35. A Family Membership is for members living in the same household/address where a certified diver member lives. Be sure to join us for great programs, super diving, good food, and wonderful friends! We encourage you to attend the General Meetings and as many Dives, Events, and Trips as possible. You can now renew your membership online. Just go to and scroll down to the membership link. Whalers - We all receive enough junk mail. As a non-profit organization, we adhere to certain privacy rules, including protecting the addresses of our membership. The use of the Whaler s mailing list is to distribute club related information to the membership. If you would like to send a general announcement to the full membership, please send it to any of the board members ( /contact/contact.htm) and we will be happy to redistribute it if it s appropriate to club business. We make every attempt to hide the addresses of our membership when sending mass mailings. Also, please do not share addresses from our published Buddy List with any non-member. Although your political, religious, and social viewpoints are important, and jokes and YouTube videos can be funny, these certainly do not fall into the category of club business. Thank You, Whaler s Board

W HALERS DIVE CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY

W HALERS DIVE CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: MEETING DAY & LOCATION COCO S BAKERY RESTAURANT 22200 SHERMAN WAY CANOGA PARK, CA 91303 818-710-8081 THE WHALERS DIVE CLUB, INC., A CALIFORNIA